The roads in the small fishing village are difficult to travel.
The bumpy ride made Chen Zhe feel a little uncomfortable.
"You can ride slower, I'm not in a hurry."
Chen Zhe gave a reminder.
"You're not worried, but I am! This is money!"
Ignoring Chen Zhe's advice, Mo Xiaohao accelerated the car at breakneck speed.
When people are in a hurry, they are more likely to cause accidents. At a bend in the road, he almost collided with an oncoming tricycle.
Mo Xiaohao stopped, still shaken, and then turned to the people behind him, cursing and swearing.
"You idiot, how do you drive? Didn't you see anyone?"
The tricycle also stopped.
A burly man with a full beard stepped out of the car.
He is about 1.9 meters tall and weighs over 200 kilograms, making him look particularly frightening.
He came up to Chen Zhe and Mo Xiaohao.
"Say another word to me!"
Chen Zhe, wanting to avoid trouble, tried to say something nice to let the matter drop.
But to everyone's surprise, Mo Xiaohao, with his fiery temper, was not afraid at all.
He got out of the car.
She put her hands on her hips and stared at the burly man.
"What's wrong, you big oaf? Don't think that just because you're tall you're intimidating. I'm just swearing at you, so what? You idiot!"
The burly man glared angrily, raised his fist the size of a sandbag, and was about to punch Mo Xiaohao in the face.
Chen Zhe thought to himself, "Oh no, this kid is really good at causing trouble."
He originally thought Mo Xiaohao would be beaten black and blue.
Unexpectedly, Mo Xiaohao had some training. He squatted down, grabbed the big man's leg, and threw the 200-pound man onto the muddy ground.
After he fell to the ground, he quickly stomped on his face several times.
Then a barrage of punches rained down on his stomach. The burly man hadn't expected to be defeated so quickly; he never imagined he'd be beaten so badly by a kid a head shorter than him.
Mo Xiaohao beat her for three to five minutes before getting up and clapping his hands.
"Heh, you weakling! You think you can mess with me? Bah!"
Feeling humiliated after losing the fight, the big man got up, cursing and swearing, then got into his tricycle and drove away.
"Done!"
Mo Xiaohao got back on his bike.
Chen Zhe looked at him curiously.
"You've practiced this?"
Mo Xiaohao said proudly, "I've never really trained. This is my talent. I've always been better at fighting than others since I was a child. Three or five people can't even get close to me. I can take on three of those big, intimidating-looking guys at once."
Chen Zhe felt that he was exaggerating a bit, but he had indeed seen it just now. Mo Xiaohao was really good at fighting, and it seemed like it wouldn't be bad to stay by his side and protect him.
With this in mind, Chen Zhe decided to try to improve his relationship with him.
Although he had considered hiring a professional bodyguard before, Hu Ling's incident gave him other ideas.
A bodyguard isn't necessarily the most skilled; the most important thing is their character.
It's clear that Mo Xiaohao is greedy, but he's not without his merits.
He was able to live in such a poor fishing village with his master, and he was also able to save someone he had a past conflict with. Regardless of what he was really thinking, just by looking at what he did, we can infer that he was not a very bad person.
Mo Xiaohao is an orphan.
He grew up in an orphanage and was adopted by Cai Jing when he was seven or eight years old. He has been with Cai Jing ever since. Chen Zhe asked him about his name out of curiosity.
Because there is a Mo Xiaohong in the Linglong Club in the East District.
"Oh, you mean Xiaohong? I know her, but we're not close. She used to be in the same orphanage as me. Our names were given by the director, whose surname is Mo, so there are a lot of people with the same name as us. As far as I remember, she left the orphanage before me. Later, I went to Linglong Club with my master. I heard her name and asked her about it. She remembered the orphanage, but she didn't seem to remember me. So we're not close."
"Oh, I see. You had this experience too..."
The two chatted casually, and since Chen Zhe was going to give him money, Mo Xiaohao was willing to talk to him.
Before long, the two reached the main road.
As soon as he got onto the main road, Mo Xiaohao drove his car to a car repair shop.
Without saying a word, he sold the motorcycle.
"If you sell this car, how will you get back home?"
Mo Xiaohao smiled.
"I have a million dollars, why would I drive this piece of junk? That would be so embarrassing! I've already decided that as soon as I get the money, I'll go pick up the car. I've had my eye on a particular car for a while now, and I've always wanted to buy it, but my master wouldn't let me. He always said he was destined to be poor and put all this money in my account, but it still ended up being spent for no reason. In my opinion, he's just a bit old-fashioned. If you have money, you should spend it wisely, like buying a better car!"
Chen Zhe smiled but didn't say anything.
After selling the car, the two hailed a taxi on the roadside and returned to the Linglong Club in the North District.
It has been more than a week since I left the Linglong Club in the North District.
Chen Zhe still misses this place.
When the two returned, Linglong Club was not yet open, since they only operate at night and it was only 10 a.m.
He borrowed Mo Xiaohao's phone to call Zhang Kai.
He had his key in his hand.
He trusted Zhang Kai a lot.
Not long after, Zhang Kai rushed over.
His eyes welled up with tears when he saw Chen Zhe.
"Bro, what happened? You've been gone for over a week. I thought I'd never see you again."
"Brother Zhang, why do you say that?"
Chen Zhe sensed that something was off about his words.
"Don't you know? Your Linglong Club is in big trouble right now. I heard from the brothers who drive sports cars that several of your stores have closed down. This one in the North District hasn't been open for two days either. Don't you know that?"
Chen Zhe was somewhat surprised. He had heard Mo Xiaohao say that their Linglong Club was normal, but only a few days had passed. Sure enough, after Sister Hu disappeared, Linglong Club had encountered a big problem. However, he did not tell Zhang Kai about this.
Instead, they pretended to be nonchalant.
"Oh, our company has undergone restructuring, and we also need to temporarily close down for some reorganization. I went back to my hometown for a few days and didn't have time to tell you."
"Oh, I see. I thought something had happened to you."
Zhang Kai was very worried about Chen Zhe, and Chen Zhe could sense that.
"By the way, brother, didn't you tell Boss Wang you were going back to your hometown?"
The "Wang" mentioned in Zhang Koukou is Wang De, Chen Zhe's best brother, and the first person to help Chen Zhe after he came to Donghai.
"I haven't told you yet, there is indeed an urgent matter back home."
"Mr. Wang has called me several times. He keeps asking me where you are. Do you want to call him back?"
"Okay, I'll get back to him in a bit."
"Okay, then remember."
"Yes, I'll remember that."
They chatted for a few minutes, then Zhang Kai left. Mo Xiaohao didn't care about such things; all he wanted to do was get that million as soon as possible.
Chen Zhe opened the door and went into his office.
His office hadn't changed much; it was exactly the same as when he left. He touched the desk, which was spotless, indicating that someone was still cleaning it.
"What are you dawdling about? Hurry up and take me to get the money. I've already told the salesperson at the dealership that I need to test drive the car urgently."
Chen Zhe smiled, then opened his drawer and took out his bank card.
"The PIN for this card is... and there's exactly one million in it. You can take it."
Mo Xiaohao took the bank card and looked at Chen Zhe with some suspicion.
"Don't try to fool me, can this really be removed?"
"I'm not kidding you, my phone is missing. If I had it here, I would have transferred it to you directly."
Mo Xiaohao put the bank card in his pocket.
"Fine, I'll trust you this once. I'm leaving now. Take care of yourself!"
Mo Xiaohao had just reached the door when Chen Zhe called him back.
"Wait."
Mo Xiaohao turned around and looked at Chen Zhe warily.
"What's wrong? You don't mean you want the card back, do you? Let me tell you, once this money is in my hands, it's mine. Even if you change your mind, I won't give it to you."
"Hehe, I'm not going back on my word. I just want to say that if you encounter any difficulties later, feel free to come to me. If I can help, I definitely will."
Mo Xiaohao was stunned for a moment.
"Oh, I'm leaving!"
The door closed, and Mo Xiaohao left.
Chen Zhe took out a spare phone from the drawer. Actually, he could have used the spare phone to transfer money to Mo Xiaohao earlier, but he felt it was wrong to do so.
Giving Mo Xiaohao so much money at once, that kid will probably squander it all in no time. Giving him a bank card, he can check his spending records on his phone.
This way, we can also find out his whereabouts.
A stubborn young man who knows how to fight is still worth trying to win over.
Chen Zhe used his spare phone to call Wang De.
Wang De breathed a sigh of relief after receiving Chen Zhe's call.
"Brother, I was so worried about you! Why didn't you tell me you were going back to your hometown?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, Brother Wang, I really left in too much of a hurry."
"By the way, brother, I have something to tell you. Linglong Club might not be able to hold on. I know that several branches have already closed down, and even our Jinxiu Shanhe Club has closed down."
"What? Even our beautiful land has been imprisoned?"
Jinxiu Shanhe Club was initially founded by Chen Zhe and Wang De, and was later acquired by Hu Ling. However, Chen Zhe and Wang De can still receive dividends from it, so this is one of his sources of income.
"Yeah, I don't know why it suddenly shut down. I tried to find Sister Hu, but she wouldn't answer my calls. I went to Manager Yang, and he said Sister Hu was on a business trip and told me not to worry about it. Brother, can you tell me if Sister Hu is really on a business trip?"
Chen Zhe doesn't intend to completely hide things from his good brother.
"Actually, Sister Hu is in trouble and her whereabouts are unknown. Don't tell anyone about this."
"Huh? How could this happen? What on earth happened?"
“Brother Wang, it’s hard for me to explain this to you in a short time. Or rather, it’s safer for you not to know. Just pretend you don’t know about it. You should run the supermarket well. If there are any problems, you must tell me in time.”
"Okay, I understand."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Zhe rubbed his temples and then decided to call Yang Yun to find out what was going on at Linglong Club.
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